2019/2020 English Premier League

[Senator Clay Davis]

I mean seriously, the linesman is level with Maguire and called this offside?

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by devo22

just stupid that the linesman raises the flag there, causing defenders to stop and then they overturn it. Thought linesmen were advised to not raise the flag in these situations. Frustrating stuff, but hey, they deserve it for their abysmal defending there.

That's tough on the rest of the defenders though - Tuanzebe could not have given it away in a worse position.

[devo22]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

I mean seriously, the linesman is level with Maguire and called this offside?

not even the issue. He just can't raise his ####ing flag, the UEFA clearly instructs linesmen not to in these situations.

[Barnet Flame]

Xhaka with his booking a bit later in the game than usual.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by devo22

just stupid that the linesman raises the flag there, causing defenders to stop and then they overturn it. Thought linesmen were advised to not raise the flag in these situations. Frustrating stuff, but hey, they deserve it for their abysmal defending there.

Originally Posted by devo22

not even the issue. He just can't raise his ####ing flag, the UEFA clearly instructs linesmen not to in these situations.

Exactly. It wasnt even close to offside. No idea what the Linesman was thinking there, but you can clearly see that the official doesnt blow the whistle.

So Young is raising his arm but there was no whistle.

[SuperMatt18]

Huge save by Leno

[Senator Clay Davis]

Chaotic end to the game, but a fair result.

[devo22]

feels like dropped points again.

[Senator Clay Davis]

So what's worse, Arsenal's defense or United's attack?

[devo22]

does it really matter? Both are a lot ####tier than they are supposed to be at clubs of this size.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

Xhaka with his booking a bit later in the game than usual.

Who gets the most cards in a season? That guy seems like hes always in the book.

[Bagor]

For whatever reason I'm actually OK with this.

It's exposing the useless at the club. Lindgard can just go and focus on his social media career. Young? His time is up. He contributes nothing.

I'm liking what I'm seeing from the new faces. There is still a lot of useless deadwood to clear out but overall results aside I like the direction the team is taking as far as personnel go.

I hope they give Ole at least to this time next year. He's inherited a lot of merde that are just not good enough.

[Slava]

^I think that there are quite a few of us hoping that they give Ole until at least this time next year.

[Bagor]

Originally Posted by Slava

^I think that there are quite a few of us hoping that they give Ole until at least this time next year.

Expand on that thought.
If you are able to.

[d_phaneuf]

Firing ole in season wojld be dumb dumb dumb

Would love to see what pep or klopp or poch or zidane etc. Would do with this united squad, I think results would be pretty similar

[cam_wmh]

Originally Posted by Slava

^I think that there are quite a few of us hoping that they give Ole until at least this time next year.

Im sure OGS appreciates the vote of confidence, but there isn’t another manager who could pull out more from this squad.

Quite the post from an opposing fan though.

[Slava]

I really don't have strong feelings one way or the other about United. The fact is though, that squad shouldn't be that bad. They've spent money, but commited to OGS too early.

I mostly hope they keep him around though, because it's longer until the next round of Poch to United rumours that we have to endure.

[Senator Clay Davis]

So this doesn't include last nights match, but it's worth noting that Mourinho's record includes a large stretch of the infamous "Mourinho year three" syndrome, and with Ole's record having the dead cat bounce he got post-Mourinho.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1178627938469765122

You look at Chelsea and Lampard, and he has obviously had less resources than Ole (regardless of the Glazer issues, they still found £130 million to upgrade the defense), Lampard lost one of the very best players in the world and is heavily relying on youth, yet you watch them and you see a clear vision and you see a squad that is getting better. You watch this United team and they have scored more than one goal once this season in all comps, against Chelsea, in what is looking more and more like the most misleading scoreline of the season. And it's not like United have faced a murderers row of opponents either.

Are there major issues in that squad? Yes. But they should not look this abject going forward. Burnley should not have more goals than United. Could another manager do better? Maybe, but the flip side obviously is how many managers would do worse than Ole right now? Speaking of Burnley, would Sean Dyche do any worse? Or Eddie Howe? Do I think Ole should be sacked now? Probably not, but given how they look right now it seems like him being sacked at the end of the season is a foregone conclusion. If he weren't a club legend I seriously doubt fans would be giving him this much rope. They look really, really bad.

[devo22]

yeah, let's change managers again. That'll solve anything.

People who just point to Ole ignore the underlying problems that have plagued the club for years now. It takes time, it takes patience, and it's not going to be pretty.

But yeah, I'm sure Sean Dyche would be the answer, lol.

[Senator Clay Davis]

What makes you think Ole is the man to turn it around? What tactically have you seen from him that makes you think he'll definitely turn it around? And how long do you think he should have to turn it around?